Chief of Staff orchestrating planning, budgets, and cross-functional delivery for Cohere’s enterprise AI organization. Supporting the Chief AI Officer across research, product, security, and operations.
Responsibilities
Support the Chief AI Officer and keep Cohere's AI organization operating at full speed
Bridge research, modelling, product, delivery, security, sales, and operations teams
Own annual and quarterly planning, goal-setting, and weekly and monthly business reviews
Drive budget and headcount planning and adjust plans as priorities shift
Coordinate major programs across research, modelling, product, delivery, and security
Clarify decision ownership and help teams navigate trade-offs
Lead cross-functional planning with product, engineering, security, and finance
Ensure organizational commitments are realistic and dependencies are visible
Lead special projects such as reorganizations, partnerships, flagship research events, and organization-wide planning weeks
Manage the operating rhythm of the organization, including meetings, priorities, plans, and resulting decisions
Requirements
12+ years of operating experience
Experience inside an AI/ML organization in a Chief of Staff, business operations, or senior program-operations role
Experience partnering with teams shipping quickly to high-stakes organizations
Understanding of how AI works, including how models become products, data requirements for research and engineering, and common delivery breakdowns
Familiarity with model performance metrics, data pipeline throughput, and budget-to-impact analysis
Ability to hold strategy and execution together
Track record of bringing order to a fast, complex organization
Outstanding written and verbal communication skills
Ability to influence teams and individuals and represent the Chief AI Officer in high-stakes conversations
Benefits
Weekly lunch stipend of $75/£75 or equivalent in local currency
Full health and dental benefits, including a separate mental health budget
RRSP matching, 401K, and Pension Scheme
100% parental leave top-up for up to 6 months, for either parent
Annual enrichment benefits for arts and culture, fitness/wellness, quality time, and workspace improvement
Education and learning stipend for conferences, courses, and coaching
6 weeks of paid vacation (30 working days)
Budget for traveling to other offices if remote
Annual company offsite
Daily lunch program, snacks, and community and social events for office-based employees
Co-working benefit for employees not near an office
Chief of Staff driving leadership alignment, KPI reporting, and strategic execution for RHI Magnesita’s North American refractory - products business. Partnering with the President and regional leadership team.
Chief of Staff serving as EOS Integrator for NexScale, an AI business partner for wellness and fitness operators. Aligning company priorities, customers, partners, product and operations.
Chief of Staff partnering with ElevenLabs’ Head of Talent to scale global recruiting and talent operations. Translating strategy into execution and leading high - visibility initiatives for an AI research and product company.
Chief of Staff driving CEO priorities, cross - functional execution, and global alignment. Supporting Compass Experience Labs’ remote BPO and customer - experience operations across worldwide teams.
Chief of Staff translating Thumbtack CEO decisions into company - wide action. Improving executive operating rhythms, cross - functional execution, and information flow.
Chief of Staff translating Thumbtack CEO decisions into coordinated execution. Improving company - wide operating rhythms and resolving cross - functional priorities at a home - services marketplace.
Customer operations strategy chief of staff partnering with LexisNexis executives on global planning, governance, and transformation. Driving workforce capacity, AI automation, financial planning, and operational execution.
Leading global customer operations strategy and Chief of Staff execution for LexisNexis Legal & Professional. Aligning workforce planning, AI automation, finances, and enterprise priorities.
Chief of Staff running accountability, systems, and high - leverage projects for a global direct - to - consumer supplement brand. Managing the CEO's operating flow and driving company - wide execution.
Executive Operations assistant protecting an education and software CEO’s time through calendar, accountability, hiring, and project management. Performance - based path to Chief of Staff.